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Re: [RC] A good working trot? - Barbara McCraryI've had three horses, all good ones, who trotted fast (at least 13 mph). How I loved a good fast trot, so exhilarating, so exciting, so damaging! All three of these horses sustained suspensory ligament injuries caused by hyperextension during the fast trotting. I hate to think about it, but I never realized what was causing the problem until the third horse went lame, and then I began to search for a common denominator. I found it, all right. Now I consciously try to keep a horse from hyperextending. Barbara ----- Original Message ----- From: "John Teeter" <johnt@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> To: "Karen" <karen@xxxxxxxxxxx>; <ridecamp@xxxxxxxxxxxxx> Sent: Tuesday, February 24, 2004 10:33 AM Subject: Re: [RC] A good working trot? they trot at 14 to 14.5 mph all day long.The winner of the recent pres cup (7:20 ride time) averaged 21.82 km/hr ~= 13mph. I'd think 8-10mph would be a more conservative way to think about it. or target a ride time, say an 6hr 50 = 8.2 mph (or a 5hr 50 being 10mph average..... seems like 14mph is pretty fast. johnt. ============================================================ You don't have to be a 100-mile rider or a multi-day rider to be an endurance rider, but if you want to experience the finest challenges our sport has to offer, you need to do both of those. ~ Joe Long ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================ ============================================================ ...but then, I do ride my horses a lot more than most people ~ Karen Chaton ridecamp.net information: http://www.endurance.net/ridecamp/ ============================================================
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